Thursday, 4 October

Plenary meeting(Vanemuine Concert Hall)

10:00–10:20 Play “Meeta and Justice” – author Maimu Berg, directed by Piret Kuub The story starts in the year 1920 and ends in 2018. The characters are Meeta Janno Villecourt, Kaarel Parts, president of the Surpeme Court and Anton Palvadre, Chancellor of Justice of the Republic of Estonia before World War II. They are looking back at the hardships of establishing our own rule of law, and commenting on current life in Estonia from the viewpoint of legal science. Actors: Raivo Adlas, Urmas Kalla, Julia Laffranque (Judge, European Court of Human Rights; Visiting professor of University of Tartu).

Opening Enn Tonka, President of the Estonian Lawyers UnionIrene Kull, Chairman of the Estonian Academic Law Society

Technology of the Constitution(Vanemuine Concert Hall)

Moderator: Tarmo Jüristo, Chairman of the Management Board of Praxis

10:30–12:00PhDÜlle Madise, Chancellor of Justice of the Republic of Estonia; Visiting Professor, University of TartuChanges in Society Reflected in the Constitution – Historical and Comparative ViewJaan Tallinn, Visionary / EntrepreneurExistential RisksVivian Loonela, Member of Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip, European CommissionExistential Possibilities12:00–12:30 Coffee break

Technology and the Person(Vanemuine Concert Hall)

12:30–14:00PhD (History)Margus Laidre, Estonian Ambassador to RussiaDo New Times Always Create New People? Has Technology Caused More Harm or Good?DrKatrin Merike Nyman-Metcalf, Visiting Professor, Institute of Law, Tallinn University of Technology; Programme Director of Research and Legal Aspects, Estonian e-Governance AcademyFeasibility of Protecting the “Old” Fundamental Rights (Privacy, Intellectual Property Protection, etc.)Mag. iur.Karmen Turk, Attorney-at-Law, Law Firm TRINITI; Visiting Lecturer, IT Law, University of Tartu; Expert on the Council of EuropeRobots around us, with us and for us?14:00–15:00 Lunch, participants moving into different sections

Artificial Intelligence at the Service of a Lawyer(Vanemuine Concert Hall)

15:00–16:30Let us forget about singularity and attributing a soul to robots for a moment and discuss the ways in which artificial intelligence will impact the work of lawyers in the near future. To what extent could a lawyer’s work be automated and what are the economic impacts of innovation? What needs to be done to make legislation and files machine-processable? Could it be possible that our little legal market and restricted linguistic space may prove fatal to the administration of justice in Estonian?Sten Luiga, Senior Partner, Law Firm COBALT, former Chairman of the Board, Estonian Bar AssociationTõnis Saar, Secretary General, Ministry of JusticeEvert Nõlv, ExtendLaw, Founder

16:30–16:50 Coffee break

Protection of Human Rights in the Digital Age(Vanemuine Concert Hall)

Moderator: Dr. iur.Mart Susi, Professor of Human Rights Law, Tallinn University16:50–18:20PhD Tiina Pajuste, Lecturer of International Law, Tallinn UniversityTheoretical and Practical Challenges of the European Data Protection ReformMag. iur. Karmen Turk, Attorney-at-Law, Law Firm TRINITI; Visiting Lecturer, IT Law, University of Tartu; Expert on the Council of EuropeRule of Law in Digital Society – Elementary or a Needle in a Haystack?Dr. iur.Mart Susi, Professor of Human Rights Law, Tallinn University; Chief Editor, East European Yearbook on Human RightsEquation to Balance the InternetIntroduction of the study “Sõnavabaduse kaitse uue meedia keskkonnas. Põhjamaade kogemus” (Protection of Freedom of Speech in the New Media Environment. The Nordic Experience)

Moderator: Steven-Hristo Evestus, Chief State Prosecutor, Office of the Prosecutor General

15:00–16:30MD, PhDRaul-Allan Kiivet, Professor of Healthcare Management, University of TartuMedicine Requires Encouragement of Medics, not PunishmentDr. iur.Ants Nõmper, Attorney-at-Law and Chief Partner, Law Firm Ellex RaidlaMedical Law Does not Need Punishments for DoctorsKadri Tammepuu, Member of the Board, Estonian Patients UnionThe Patient Does not Need Punishments for Doctors

16:30–16:50 Coffee break

Who is to Blame? Do the Sharing Economy and Technological Possibilities Change our Understanding of (Legal) Liability?(V Spa Conference Centre)

16:50–18:20Dr. iur. Karin Sein, Professor of Civil Law, Deputy Head, Department of Private Law, University of TartuWho Are the Players? Producer, Consumer, Possessor of Major Source of Danger, and Other SubjectsDr. iur. Janno Lahe, Professor of Delict Law, University of TartuWho is responsible? Challenges of Tort Law based on the Example of Autonomous VehiclesDr. iur.Erkki Hirsnik, Judge, Tartu County CourtWho is Responsible? Challenges of Penal Law

Role of Procedure in Persuasion(Dorpat Conference Centre)

15:00–16:30PhD Andreas Kangur, Lecturer of Criminal Procedure, University of TartuOrienting Criminal Procedure to PsychologyOliver Nääs, Attorney-at-Law and Partner, Law Firm LEXTALPresenting of Evidence and Shaping the Inner Conviction of the Court – Observations from behind the Counsel TableMag. iur. Sten Lind, Judge, Tallinn Circuit CourtSeparating Admissibility and Reliability of Evidence: a Judge’s View

16:30–16:50 Coffee break

Role of the State, Local Government and the Community in Social Welfare(Dorpat Conference Centre)

Moderator: PhD Lauri Leppik, Senior Research Fellow, Estonian Institute for Population Studies, School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn UniversityAare Kruuser, Lecturer, School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University16:50–18:20PhD Lauri Leppik, Senior Research Fellow, Estonian Institute for Population Studies, School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn UniversityRole of the State, Local Government and the Community in Social WelfareDr. iur. Vallo Olle, Senior Adviser, Office of the Chancellor of JusticeWelfare Service Issues at the Desk of the Chancellor of JusticeHäli Tarum, Head of the Social Welfare Department, Ministry of Social AffairsAare Kruuser, Lecturer, School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn UniversityLaw as a Means of Organising Social Welfare Practical issues

15:00–16:30Doctor of HistoryJaak Valge, Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, University of Tartu; Senior Research Fellow, Estonian Institute for Population Studies, Institute of Social Studies, Tallinn UniversityDevelopment of Popular Initiative and Referendum Regulations in Estonian ConstitutionsPhDIvo Juurvee, Head of Security & Resilience Programme / Research Fellow, International Centre for Defence and SecurityLegal Protection of Classified Information in the Republic of Estonia, 1918–1940PhD Merike Ristikivi, Associate Professor of Legal History, University of TartuMaking the Law Estonian in the 1920s–30sDoctor of HistoryEero Medijainen, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, University of TartuIssues Regarding Recognition and Non-Recognition of Estonia as a State

Moderator: Dr. iur.Marju Luts-Sootak, Professor of Legal History, University of Tartu16:50–18:20Mag. iur.Hannes Vallikivi,President, Estonian Bar Association; Attorney-at-Law and Managing Partner, Law Firm DerlingFate of Estonian Courts and Judges, 1940–1941History DoctorMeelis Maripuu, Member of the Board, Estonian Institute of Historical MemoryEmployment of the Legal System into the Service of the Political Regime in Estonia in the 1950sHistory Doctor Tõnu Tannberg, Professor of Estonian History, University of TartuOn the Events at the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu in the Decades after the WarToomas Hiio, PhD student, Institute of History and Archaeology, University of Tartu(Past) Estonian Legislation as One of the Sources of Historic Research: Timelessness of the Search for Truth and Temporalness of Agreement

Friday, 5 October

Moderator: PhD Heiki Pisuke, Head of the Estonian Language Department, Directorate General for Translation (DGT),
European Commission; Visiting Professor,
University of Tartu

9:30–10:30How Does European Union Law Become Estonian Law? Machine translated legislation – a new
normality?Speakers: Merit-Ene
Ilja,Director, Directorate
General for Translation (DGT), European Commission; former Director of the Estonian
Legal Translation and
Legislative Support Centre; Madis
Vunder, Director, Directorate-General for Multilingualism, Court of Justice of
the European Union; Ann Stolfot, Lawyer-Linguist, Legal Service, Council of the European Union; PhD Mark
Fišel, Associate Professor in Language Technology, Institute of Computer
Science, University of Tartu; Dr.
iur. Kadri Siibak, Chief Specialist, Financial Markets Policy
Department, Ministry of Finance10:30–11:00PhD Aleksei Kelli, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, University of Tartu; Head of Legal Committee, European Research Infrastructure for Language Resources and Technology, European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CLARIN ERIC)PhD Arvi Tavast, Qlaara, Founder
Revolution in Language Technology or Which Legal Issues Arise in Teaching Estonian to a Fridge?

Statehood and the European Union: Boundaries of
Sovereignty and the Constitution(Dorpat Conference Centre)

Moderator: PhD Carri Ginter, Associate Professor of European Law, University of Tartu

9:30–11:00Prof Anneli Albi, University of Kent, Canterbury, United KingdomOverview of the Results of the European Research Council Grant Project „The Role of National Constitutions in European and Global Governance”LLM Madis Ernits, Judge, Tartu Circuit Court; Doctoral Student, University of TartuOn Constitutional Amendments of Transfer of State PowersPhD Eve Fink, Attorney-at-Law, Law Firm FINKChanges in the Principle of Legitimate Expectation through the Legal Order of the European UnionPhD Carri Ginter, Associate Professor of European Law, University of TartuDifferences in Justifying Fundamental Rights in the European Union and National Laws Based on the Example of Reverse Discrimination11:00–11:30 Coffee break

Taxation of Technology and the Technology of Taxation(Dorpat Conference Centre)

11:30–13:00Guido Viik, Entrepreneur and FuturologistTechnology Changes the World and It also Changes us: Working in the Future, People’s Connection with the State and Social Security, Workforce vs. Robots, Data is the New Oil.LLM Helen Pahapill, Adviser, Tax Policy Department, Ministry of FinanceInternet as a New Jurisdiction: How to be Everywhere without Being Everywhere: Is It Time to Revise the Principles of Taxation of Profits in the World?Evelyn Liivamägi, Head of Tax Department, Tax and Customs BoardThe Impact of Technology on Tax Administration: Would We Even Need Tax Declarations and Tax Offices in the Future and What Does Technology Mean to Tax Auditing?

Transfer of the State’s Prosecution Function to the
Bar Association within the Context of the State Reform: Discussion on the
Contents, Pros and Cons(Dorpat Conference Centre)

Local Government Reform(Dorpat Conference Centre)

Moderator:Dr. iur. Igor
Gräzin, Member of the European ParlamentAare Kruuser, Lecturer, School
of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University11:30–13:00 Airi Mikli,Adviser, Auditor GeneralLessons Learned from the Administrative ReformPhD Külli Taro, Head of Law Enforcement Affairs Department, Office of the Chancellor of JusticeHow Could Administrative and State Reform Impact Legislative Drafting?PhD Aleksander Pulver, Personality Psychology Lecturer, School of Natural Sciences and Health, Consultant on Experimental Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Tallinn UniversityIssues Related to Organisation of State and Local Government Operations. Viewpoint of a Psychologist.Dr. iur.Igor Gräzin, Member of the European ParlamentLaw as a Means in Implementation of State and Local Government Reforms13:00–14:00 Lunch

A Modern State. Where to Go From Here?(Dorpat Conference Centre)

14.00Prof Toomas Asser, Rector of the University of TartuPresentation of Awards for the Wikipedia Jurisprudence Competition ‘Estonian Law’

Moderator: Dr. iur.Irene Kull, Professor of Civil Law, University of Tartu Chairman of the Estonian Academic Law Society14:15–16:00

The debates of the two days are summarised in a podium
discussion. Representatives of different legal professions and branches bring
out the most important aspects of the discussions. What can and should be done
immediately to ensure that our legal order would better support the development
of technology and the society’s adjustment to it? The listeners are also
invited to participate via questions and remarks.